WPTV and St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A man charged with killing a woman and their unborn child in St. Lucie County seven years ago was found guilty Friday.

It took the jury only about an hour to find Jose Antonio Soto-Escalera guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Man arrested for murder of pregnant St. Lucie County woman: Sheriff

In August 2018, the body of Tania Wise, 23, of Port St. Lucie, was found face down in a ditch off a rural road in northern St. Lucie County.

During the week-long trial , the jury was shown autopsy photos where Wise suffered trauma to her head and throat.

Prosecutors contended Soto-Escalera killed Wise so his wife would not find out that he and the victim were involved in a relationship.

DNA evidence confirmed Sot

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